Sage

Megumi flees through a temple as Noritoshi's blood-charged arrows ignore the laws of physics in pursuit. His Unknown Abyss toads catch the projectiles, and he recognizes the Kamo family's Blood Manipulation just as Noritoshi recognizes his inherited Ten Shadows Technique. Noritoshi drops in for close combat, using his blood to boost his physique into something Megumi likens to doping, and shatters Megumi's tonfa despite a cursed energy guard. Elsewhere, Toge takes control of Mechamaru's severed phone, commands a stranded Kasumi to sleep, recalls Megumi's Divine Dog, and senses a powerful presence.

A curse Gakuganji had assigned to kill Yuji confronts Toge but is slain instantly by Hanami, while Mahito and the curse user Juzo declare their plan underway. Noritoshi, raised to serve as the Kamo heir to protect his mistress mother, tells Megumi they are alike in devoting their lives to the great families. Megumi rejects the comparison, insisting he has renounced the Zenin name and follows only his conscience, and proposes they simply curse one another. He bluffs with a toad to summon Max Elephant, floods the corridor to push Noritoshi outside, then strikes with Nue's electricity, though Noritoshi binds it with Crimson Binding before a sudden wall of branches halts the fight.

Toge orders both boys to flee as the race talismans burn red, signaling unregistered cursed energy. Yaga departs to check on Master Tengen, leaving Gojo and Gakuganji to secure the students. Juzo deploys a specialized curtain that locks Gojo out while admitting everyone else. Gakuganji takes up his guitar against Juzo and sends Utahime to rescue the students. Megumi recognizes Hanami from Gojo's sketch, but the curse smashes his phone and engages the cornered students, halted briefly by Toge's cursed speech as Hanami telepathically asks them to die and become sages for the planet.

Megumi and Noritoshi duel, contrasting their stances on serving the great sorcerer families. Megumi summons Max Elephant and combines it with Nue for an electrified assault. Hanami and Juzo Kumiya invade Jujutsu High, killing the curse meant to assassinate Yuji. Juzo casts a curtain that bars Gojo specifically. Gakuganji confronts Juzo while the students are cornered by Hanami, who urges them to become sages.

Drawing from Chapter 43 through the opening of Chapter 46, the episode introduces Juzo Kumiya and mentions Tengen. It debuts Noritoshi's Flowing Red Scale and Crimson Binding, Megumi's Max Elephant and Unknown Abyss toads, and Hanami's Disaster Plants, while spotlighting Toge's range of cursed speech commands.